You can include your lab fees as an "Other Miscellaneous Expense".In your schedule C:When you get to the screen that asks "What kind of expenses did you have for <your business>?", choose the drop-down for "Less common expenses" and select "Other miscellaneous expenses"Click "Continue"Scroll down to Expenses; find "Other miscellaneous expenses"; click on the blue Start buttonEnter a description such as "Lab fees" and enter the expense

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I am a photographer. I have lab fees to print portraits and I am not sure what category that goes under as a business expense?

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June 3, 2019
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You can include your lab fees as an "Other Miscellaneous Expense".

In your schedule C:

When you get to the screen that asks "What kind of expenses did you have for <your business>?", choose the drop-down for "Less common expenses" and select "Other miscellaneous expenses"
Click "Continue"
Scroll down to Expenses; find "Other miscellaneous expenses"; click on the blue Start button
Enter a description such as "Lab fees" and enter the expense

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You can include your lab fees as an "Other Miscellaneous Expense".

In your schedule C:

When you get to the screen that asks "What kind of expenses did you have for <your business>?", choose the drop-down for "Less common expenses" and select "Other miscellaneous expenses"
Click "Continue"
Scroll down to Expenses; find "Other miscellaneous expenses"; click on the blue Start button
Enter a description such as "Lab fees" and enter the expense